Casting rod



Jan., 16, 1951 E. STURDEVANT CASTING ROD Filed Nov. 17, 1947 ..furdevan? Patented Jan. 16, 1951 CASTING non- I Lyn E. Sturdevant, Butler,ga., lassignorwtp Sturdevant Company, Inc. lujegya.-

This invention relates to fishing rods, and more particularly to animproved-.casting rod.

It is, an obj ect. of this. invention vto provide an improvedvfcastingrod ,of v4the, kind .to be ,more particularlyfdescribed hereinafter,:with the ruse 5 of tvhichananglermay be ableto cast the-'fishingeglinetin a, straightY pathwithsthe maximum force.t0 obtain the .greatest.-rpossible distance. r

A furtherv object of thisinvention is to provide v a resilient rod, ofthis. kind so constructed .and, 1- arrangedto provide for` averyffsensitive trodv to enable the angler-to accuratelydetermine thecorrect time to strike or set the Vhook in a fish.

Another yobject of this invention is to provide a fishing orvcasting-mod -of this-kind in vwhich 15 one end of a coiled spring isextended to provide ontothe l:lug vthusvgiving I. the-appearancerof .acylindrical-.shape of the..coil on thezlug. shaft-lf2 is formed of anelongated length of wire I'I,'-.bent.-upon.itselfat the -arearrend.thereof..to form an elongated springcoil.1IIl.` The `coil-fI8 isfor-medof closely abutting-convolutions of thel ywire..l'I,.andthe-convolutionswfl or loops of thevncoildiminishindiameterffromgathefrean. end of the handle. forwardly;r providingasubstantially '-frustro-conical coil.r The--diver. gent-:or rearf.end-"of the-coil I8 is adapted vto en. gage resiliently about. the UlugI6 for securelyaat-r.. taching Vthe r shaft-v 5I 2 thereto.- The iforward`V -or extreme-frontend of the wireITI is straightpas :indicated:by'the numeral I9 in Figure 1, to prom.- vide the stra-ightA sfforwardlyextending y.end of the actual rod or shaft portion of the fish rod andthe inner coiled end of the spring is attached to the handle or stock ofthe rod. Such an arrangement provides for the ready manufacture of thisform of casting rod with the minimum amount of labor and machinery asthe greater length of the assembled rod is formed of a single length ofwire.y

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in thearrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a shing rod constructed according to anembodiment of this invention,

y Figure 2 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 2 2 of Figure l,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 ofFigure 2 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral IU the shaft. I

The forward extension I 9 extends substantially along the axis of thecoil I8 and lug I6. A pair of flat springs 20 and 2l are secured at oneend in the lug I6 and extend forwardly therefrom. The fiat spring 22formed by the springs 20 and 2| extends forwardly from the handle intothe coil I8. The spring 22 is normally spaced from the inner surface ofthe coil I8 and is adapted to be moved into engagement with the coilupon exing of the shaft I2. The longer flat spring 20 extends beyond theouter end of the shorter flat spring 2| to provide for the addition ofincreased spring tension to resist the exing of the shaft I2. With thisdisposition of the coil spring I8, and the flat spring 22, as the shaftI2 is bent due to the weight exerted at the end thereof, the springtension resisting this flexing of the shaft will be increased as theflexing or f weight is added.

I do not mean to coni-ine myself to the exact details of constructionherein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview ofthe n designates generally an improved shing or castl0 appended claims.ing rod so constructed and arranged as to pro- Having thus described myinvention, what I vide a substantially rigid handle II and a resilclaimis: ient shaft I2. The handle I I is formed of wood 1. An improvedcasting rod comprising a hanor other suitable rraterialhavingacentraldown dle, a lug on the front end of said handle, wardly offset portionI4 above which the reel 45 a resilient shaft on said handle formed of asingle I5 is adapted to be supported. length of wire bent upon itself atone end thereof The shaft I2 is secured to the front end of to form aconical outwardly tapering coiled inner the handle II and may be bentforwardly ol end and having an elongated straight outer end, itsattachment thereto. The handle II is prosaid lug engageable in the innerdivergent open vided with a cylindrical forwardly extending 50k end ofsaid coiled end for securing said shaft on supporting element portion orlug I6 with which said handle and an elongated flat spring fixed theresilient shaft I2 is adapted tobe engaged. at .one end in said lug andextending into said The lug I6 being cylindrical and the coil I8becoiled inner end, said fiat springbeing normally ing. tapered, a tightfrictional engagement is obspaced inwardly from the inner surface ofsaid tained between these two when the coil is forced 65 coiled end ofsaid shaft and adapted to engage said coiled end after initial bendingthereof tov impart additional stiffness thereto.

2. A casting rod comprising a handle, a forwardly extending lug on saidhandle, a resilient shaft on said handle formed of a single length ofwire having an elongated straight outer end and a closely coiled hollowelongated inner end, said lug engageable in the hollow of said coiledend, and an elongated flat spring fixed at one end to said lug andextending Within said coiled end and normally spaced inwardly therefromfor stiffening said shaft after initial bending thereof on said coiledend.

3. A casting rod comprising a handle having a seat adapted for thereception of a reel, a supporting element portion in advance of the seatand a single length of resilient wire-like metal formed with a closelycoiled inner end comprising a resilient tapered coiled spring and anelongated straight outer end section integral with and comprising inentirety an extension of said coiled inner end and having a line guidemount secured at an end thereof, and means for securing said coiledinner end embracingly to the supporting element portion of said handle.

4. In a casting rod for fishing, a handle and a rod portion, said handlehaving at one end ya lug of smaller cross sectional area than theadjacent portion of the handle, said rod portion being mounted on thelug, said rod portion comprising a coiled spring tapering throughout itscoil length, with one coil abutting an adjacent portion of the handleand another coil having an end thereof merging into a straight sectionhaving an outer surface lying in a plane coincident with a plane tangentto the outer surface 4 of the tapered coil length, and a line guidemounting secured to the free end of the straight section.

5. A fishing rod section comprising a single lengthdof resilientwire-like metal formed with a closely coiled end portion comprising aresilient tapered coiled spring and an elongated straight portionintegral with and comprising in entirety an extension of said coiled endportion, said coiled end portion adapted to embracingly secure saidsection to a supporting part of a fishing rod handle for supporting saidsection and said straight portion adapted to have a line guide mountsecured at the free end thereof.

LYN E. STURDEVANT.

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